The Charles Edmonds Prize
Charles Edmonds M.Sc., F.G.S. 1866-1964
Charles Edmonds was born in Bigrigg and spent all his working life connected with mines and mining in West Cumbria. Through his working experience in the haematite fields he developed a lifelong interest and expertise in limestones.
His knowledge of geology was self taught. Over many years his enthusiasm for the subject and his detailed exploration of the West Cumbrian limestones brought him recognition in geological circles. He was elected to a Fellowship of the Geological Society and to the Geologists’ Association, and in 1929 The Geological Society awarded him The Lyell Fund in recognition of his work. In 1954 the University of Durham presented him with an honorary M.Sc. Degree for his contribution to geological science.
The Award was established by the Society in 1964 to perpetuate the memory of Charles Edmonds. A fund was raised by public subscription and vested in Trustees appointed by the Council of the Society.
The prize is awarded to member candidates who have furthered geological knowledge of the North of England.
AWARD WINNERS
Aynsley Shilston 1968
Alan Smith 1971
Edgar Shackleton 1973
Dennis Jackson 1976
Frank Moseley 1979
Peter Allen 1987
Jim Cockersole 1991
Tom Shipp 1993
Mervyn Dodd 1995
Eric Skipsey 1997
Richard Clark 1999
Audrey Brown 2002
David Kelly 2005
Alan Smith 2012
The Angela Marchant Student Bursary Fund
Formulated in 2002 this is designed to assist students who have limited funds with geological fieldwork projects. Preference is given to students at school, college or university with Cumbrian connections. The amounts of funding are small but it was mounted to fulfil part of our role as a Society to support education in earth sciences.
